| diel variation in the thermal tolerance of litoria gracilenta (anura: hylidae). | | 1972 | 4402083 |
| severe sparganosis in australian tree frogs. | spargana of spirometra erinacei infect many vertebrate species, but severe disease from sparganosis has been reported from few host species. information on the effects of this common, introduced tapeworm of cats on australian frogs is lacking. our survey to detect significant diseases in free-ranging amphibians in eastern australia between 1993 and 2000 revealed that infection with spargana (plerocercoids) of s. erinacei occurred in 12/243 (4.9%) sick frogs. infections occurred in skeletal muscl ... | 2009 | 19901368 |
| new caerin antibiotic peptides from the skin secretion of the dainty green tree frog litoria gracilenta. identification using positive and negative ion electrospray mass spectrometry. | the skin secretion of the dainty green tree frog litoria gracilenta contains 16 peptides, which protect the animal from predators, both large and small. a combination of negative and positive ion electrospray mass spectrometry together with lys-c enzymic digest and edman sequencing identifies three new wide-spectrum caerin 1 antibiotics, namely caerin 1.17 [glfsvlgsvakhllphvapiiaekl-nh2], caerin 1.18 [glfsvlgsvakhllphvvpviaekl-nh2], and caerin 1.19 [glfkvlgsvakhllphvapiiaekl-nh2], and a narrow s ... | 2006 | 16554081 |
| emerging myxosporean parasites of australian frogs take a ride with fresh fruit transport. | the spread of wildlife pathogens into new geographical ranges or populations is a conservation concern for endangered species. cystodiscus australis and cystodiscus axonis are two species of myxosporean parasites infecting australian frogs and tadpoles that have been recently recognised as important disease agents impacting amphibian conservation. yet despite their importance to wildlife health, the mechanism of emergence for these parasites is unknown. we hypothesise that these parasites are ca ... | 2012 | 23006438 |